February 19, 2025

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Deep End
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593550441
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance by the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
1/2
2 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
2/22
3 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685778
A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction.
3/7
4 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
4/15
5 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
A post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror by the bestselling author of Kindred.
5/27
6 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
7/25
7 Orbital
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802163622
Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024.
6/14
8 The Crash
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227325
A new psychological thriller from bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed.
8/3
9 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593597040
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike.
13/20
10 Scythe & Sparrow- Debut
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $19.00, 9781638931812
The final book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy—a friends-with-benefits dark romantic comedy packed with murder, mayhem, and spice.
/1
11 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
10/127
12 The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.
11/92
13 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063250857
Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
9/6
14 First-Time Caller- Debut
B. K. Borison, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593641194
A hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B. K. Borison. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
/1
15 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.
14/16
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
1/102
2 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
2/271
3 The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club.
3/40
4 All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
4/172
5 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
5/34
6 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
7/229
7 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985
A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era's most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.
9/16
8 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 9781839762123
Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity.
11/5
9 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.
6/69
10 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
8/55
11 Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $20.00, 9780593139158
McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
13/14
12 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.
/20
13 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
14/10
14 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.
15/91
15 How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love.
/32
ON THE RISE
17 Sapiens (Tenth Anniversary Edition): A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $27.99, 9780063422001
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, a special edition of the internationally bestselling phenomenon that cemented Yuval Noah Harari as one of the most prominent historians of our time—featuring a new afterword from the author.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369
Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024.
1/48
2 Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales- Debut
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29.00, 9780593500224
The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
/1
3 Three Days in June- Debut
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593803486
Told with deep sensitivity and a tart sense of humor, full of the joys and heartbreaks of love and marriage and family life, Three Days in June is a triumph, and gives us the perennially bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of her powers. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
/1
4 Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649374189
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.
2/4
5 The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918
Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024.
5/33
6 The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024.
8/27
7 Onyx Storm (Standard Edition)
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649377159
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.
4/4
8 The Bones Beneath My Skin
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250890436
A supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
3/2
9 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
She's survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders...but the danger is just beginning in the electrifying follow-up to Fourth Wing.
7/33
10 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021.
6/31
11 All Fours
Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265
Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
10/40
12 Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593548981
Set in Florida in the 1970s, Grady Hendrix's newest novel follows five young women in a home for unwed mothers who find a guide to witchcraft. The #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2025.
9/5
13 We All Live Here- Debut
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9781984879325
Jojo Moyes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family.
/1
14 The Women
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
12/54
15 Isola
Allegra Goodman, The Dial Press, $28.99, 9780593730089
Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
11/2
ON THE RISE
17 Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $24.99, 9781631498633
From the acclaimed author of Mrs. March comes the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance. The #1 Indie Next Pick for February 2025.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
Mel Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. This book puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands.
1/8
2 How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith
Mariann Edgar Budde, Avery, $28.00, 9780593539217
An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.
12/2
3 The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024.
2/13
4 Memorial Days: A Memoir
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780593653982
A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
3/2
5 The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Chris Hayes, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593653111
From the bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society.
4/3
6 The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30.00, 9780593230381
The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our realities.
8/20
7 On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Rick Steves, Rick Steves, $30.00, 9781641716437
Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.
7/2
8 Source Code: My Beginnings
Bill Gates, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801581
The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age.
5/2
9 The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir
Neko Case, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538710500
Singer-songwriter Neko Case paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life—one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendships. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick.
6/3
10 The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
9/108
11 Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Peter Beinart, Knopf, $26.00, 9780593803899
A provocative argument that will expand and inform one of the defining conversations of our time. It is a book that only Peter Beinart could write: a passionate yet measured work that brings together his personal experience, his commanding grasp of history, his keen understanding of political and moral dilemmas, and a clear vision for the future.
10/3
12 Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316575805
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.
13/20
13 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
11/135
14 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
From bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
14/38
15 Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Imani Perry, Ecco, $28.99, 9780062977397
A surprising, beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.
15/3
ON THE RISE
17 You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
Kelsey McKinney, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757406
From the host of the Normal Gossip podcast, a delightfully insightful exploration of our obsession with gossip that weaves together journalism, cultural criticism, and memoir.
 
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
1/450
2 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
2/183
3 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
6/163
4 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
4/121
5 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
3/80
6 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600
7/19
7 Reacher: Persuader
Lee Child, Dell, $10.99, 9780593984215
5/2
8 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
8/81
9 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
9/78
10 Resurrection Walk- Debut
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538767146
/1
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 A Wolf Called Fire
Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133
 
2 Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
 
3 Away- Debut
Megan E. Freeman, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665959728
 
4 The Squad: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315
 
5 Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877
 
6 Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
 
7 The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
 
8 The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324
 
9 The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542
 
10 Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray!
Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908
 
11 A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
 
12 Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
13 Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
14 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
15 Mixed-Up
Kami Garcia, Brittney Williams (Illus.), First Second, $14.99, 9781250840882
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
2 Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989
 
3 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
4 All Better Now
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781534432758
 
5 Under the Same Stars
Libba Bray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $24.99, 9780374388942
 
6 Wings of Starlight
Allison Saft, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368098458
 
7 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
8 Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138
 
9 Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
 
10 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196
 
11 Legendborn (Indies Introduce)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
12 The Giver
Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544340688
 
13 Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2- Debut
Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866929
 
14 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
15 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
2 Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780358272441
 
3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4 Girls on the Rise
Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593624180
 
5 The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
6 How to Be Romance with Bluey and Bingo
Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593755105
 
7 The Bakery Dragon
Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968
 
8 I Am Elphaba (Little Golden Book)
Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860
 
9 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
10 I Am Glinda (Little Golden Book)
Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884
 
11 Knight Owl and Early Bird
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526
 
12 Little Love Songs
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $14.99, 9781665952620
 
13 I Spy Love
Dan Marzollo, Dave Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), Cartwheel Books, $14.99, 9781546119784
 
14 The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Valentine
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $9.99, 9780593754757
 
15 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestseller List for February 19, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
 
3 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
 
4 The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback)
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 
5 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6 InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, First Second
 
7 The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
8 I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
9 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
10 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025

16 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570

17 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593492932

18 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

19 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490

20 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593686959

21 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319

22 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279087

23 Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101972793

24 None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781982179014

25 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227

26 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987

27 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199

28 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756

29 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

30 Dream Girl Drama
Tessa Bailey, Avon, $18.99, 9780063380783

31 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

32 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433

33 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498

34 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583

35 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600

36 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318

37 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417

38 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118

39 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957

40 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933

41 Wicked
Gregory Maguire, William Morrow Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780062852847

42 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

43 The Hunter
Tana French, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593493458

44 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

45 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486

46 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463

47 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990

48 The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo, Holt Paperbacks, $18.99, 9781250266033

49 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732

50 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025

16 Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
Jonathan Blitzer, Penguin, $21.00, 9781984880826

17 Sapiens (Tenth Anniversary Edition): A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $27.99, 9780063422001

18 A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $22.99, 9780062397348

19 Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together
Dean Spade, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643756462

20 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

21 Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
Mohammed El-Kurd, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9798888903155

22 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791

23 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278

24 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220

25 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240

26 King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Picador, $23.00, 9781250335647

27 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359

28 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

29 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143

30 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

31 A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Eckhart Tolle, Penguin Life, $18.00, 9780452289963

32 How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Jason Stanley, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $19.00, 9780525511854

33 The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $14.00, 9780679744726

34 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088

35 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742

36 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
Mary Beard, Liveright, $21.99, 9781324095606

37 The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
Pagan Kennedy, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593314715

38 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993

39 The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers (Heroes Among Us)
James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Little, Brown and Company, $21.99, 9781538758984

40 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831

41 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689

42 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

43 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110

44 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040

45 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767

46 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275

47 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228

48 The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $20.00, 9780679763888

49 Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Ballantine Books, $20.00, 9780593500835

50 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025

16 Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635

17 Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $24.99, 9781631498633

18 We Do Not Part
Han Kang, e. yaewon (Transl.), Paige Aniyah Morris (Transl.), Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593595459

19 Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593358368

20 The Queens of Crime
Marie Benedict, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250280756

21 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874

22 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096

23 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157

24 Last Twilight in Paris
Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $28.99, 9780778307983

25 Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593724996

26 Black Woods, Blue Sky
Eowyn Ivey, Random House, $29.00, 9780593231029

27 Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250337788

28 Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031

29 This Is a Love Story
Jessica Soffer, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593851265

30 Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Nnedi Okorafor, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063391147

31 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

32 The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970

33 Tartufo
Kira Jane Buxton, Grand Central Publishing, $29.00, 9781538770818

34 Stone Yard Devotional
Charlotte Wood, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9798217047352

35 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749

36 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668045145

37 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210

38 Harlem Rhapsody
Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593638484

39 Presumed Guilty
Scott Turow, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538706367

40 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205

41 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820247

42 The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277

43 44 Poems on Being with Each Other
Pádraig Ó. Tuama, W. W. Norton & Company, $27.99, 9781324086161

44 Playworld
Adam Ross, Knopf, $29.00, 9780385351294

45 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042

46 The Lamb
Lucy Rose, Harper, $27.99, 9780063374607

47 The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan, Atria Books, $27.99, 9781668076217

48 Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $39.99, 9781250319180

49 Rejection: Fiction
Tony Tulathimutte, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063337879

50 The Stolen Queen
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593474273

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025

16 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895

17 You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
Kelsey McKinney, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757406

18 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013

19 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744

20 Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Eve L. Ewing, One World, $32.00, 9780593243701

21 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764

22 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727

23 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223

24 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996

25 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260

26 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678

27 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
Patrick Hutchison, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250285706

28 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

29 What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687

30 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295

31 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481

32 Aflame: Learning from Silence
Pico Iyer, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593420287

33 Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
Alton Brown, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668064214

34 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $34.00, 9781501183058

35 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150

36 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936

37 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569

38 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969

39 Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576

40 Fearless and Free: A Memoir
Josephine Baker, Tiny Reparations Books, $32.00, 9780593853696

41 How to Win at Travel
Brian Kelly, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668068656

42 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693

43 The World After Gaza: A History
Pankaj Mishra, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9798217058891

44 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793

45 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461

46 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598

47 The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--and Why It Failed
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250790576

48 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781668065396

49 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $40.00, 9781476753836

50 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2025

11 Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538750605

12 Only the Brave
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498453

13 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

14 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400

15 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

16 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340

17 It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $10.99, 9780451465641

18 Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198

19 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286

20 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488

21 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987

22 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

23 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

24 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572

25 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688

26 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309

27 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968

28 Thinner
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668084274

29 After That Night
Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804

30 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626

31 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657

32 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038

33 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716

34 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

35 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686

36 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488

37 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

38 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765350374

39 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484

40 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293

41 Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister, William Morrow Paperbacks, $9.99, 9780063427006

42 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257

43 Stormlight Archive MM Boxed Set I, Books 1-3
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $37.97, 9781250776631

44 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $10.00, 9780553293357

45 It Had to Be You
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668034668

46 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849

47 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

48 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $11.99, 9780756407919

49 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024

50 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

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